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 Chapter 4: Self-Study Analysis - Category A6

(Chapter IV: Self-Study Findings)

CATEGORY A: ORGANIZATION FOR STUDENT LEARNING

A6. Reporting Student Progress Criterion

The school leadership and staff regularly assess student progress toward accomplishing the schoolwide learner outcomes and report student's progress to the rest of the school community.

Reporting Student Progress

A6.1. Indicator: There are effective processes to keep the board and parents informed about student progress toward achieving the academic standards and the schoolwide learner outcomes.

A6.1. Prompt: Evaluate the effectiveness of the processes that inform appropriate stakeholders (governing board members, teachers, students and parents) about student achievement of the academic standards and the schoolwide learner outcomes.

FINDINGS
There are effective processes to keep the board and parents informed of student progress toward achieving the academic standards and the schoolwide learner outcomes.
MSS principal reports to the PTA regarding the students' progress.
MSS PTA reports to the board regarding students' progress.
MSS Dean of Students informs parents regarding students with academic or behavior issues.
Homeroom teachers report weekly regarding students' academic and behavior progress.
Homeroom teachers give out mid quarter progress report to the parents/guardians.
Homeroom teachers give out quarterly report card to the parents/guardians.
EVIDENCE
• MSS Handbook
• Board meeting minutes
• MSS Dean of Students
• MSS Homeroom's weekly report
• MSS Mid quarter progress report
• MSS quarterly report card


Monitoring of Student Growth

A6.2. Indicator: The school has an effective system to monitor all student's progress toward meeting the academics standards and schoolwide learner outcomes.

A6.2. Prompt: Evaluate and comment on the system used to monitor the progress of all students toward meeting the academic standards and schoolwide learner outcomes.

FINDINGS
The school has an effective system to monitor all student's progress toward meeting the academics standards and schoolwide learner outcomes.
MSS teachers are monitoring all student's progress through classwork, homework, quizzes, projects, groupwork, research, reports, fieldtrips, tests, and exams. MSS teachers report to the Dean of Students regarding their students' behavior in the classroom.
EVIDENCE
• MSS Handbook
• MSS Dean of Students' files
• MSS Office grading files and transcripts


Modifications Based on Assessment Results

A6.3. Indicator: The school uses assessment results to make changes in the school program, professional development activities, and resource allocations demonstrating a result-driven continuous process.

A6.3. Prompt: Provide examples of how assessment results have caused changes in the school program, professional development activities, and/or allocations demonstrating a results-driven continuous process.

FINDINGS
The school uses assessment results to make changes in the school program, professional development activities, and resource allocations demonstrating a result-driven continuous process.
MSS P.E. programs were modified from once a week to three times a week schedule. MSS has cultural activities such as: coconut husking, coconut grinding, coconut frond weaving, building fish traps, making bamboo clips, making jump rope out of local vines (kebeas ). These are integrated into Math, English/Palauan Language, Science, Social Studies to develop health and students creativity skills.
EVIDENCE
• MSS office files for exams
• SAT 10 assessments results
• IOWA assessments results
• PILNA assessments results


Maris Stella School

Maris Stella School is an Elementary School in Koror, Palau, established by the Catholic Church in 1957.
Main Road Box 757, Koror, PW 96940

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